Princeton University Hiring for Assistant Director at New Jersey, United States Full Time

US-NJ-Princeton

Job ID: 2022-15718
Type: Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Academic Administration

Princeton University

Overview

Bridging Divides Initiatives (BDI) seeks a
full-time Assistant/Collaboration Director to oversee BDI’s
collaboration portfolio. Reporting to the Executive Director, the
Collaboration Director manages BDI’s state leads and collaboration
teams — including full-time Senior Research Specialists and
part-time Post-Docs, Research Associates, and Interns — and serves
as a core member of BDI’s leadership team, helping to shape and
advance the organization’s research and policy impact.

The Collaboration Director will engage with
elected and appointed officials, nonprofit and for-profit
organizations, community practitioners and other stakeholders to
build strategic partnerships and collaborative networks across the
violence mitigation ecosystem.

The position requires a strong aptitude for
long- and short-term project management, excellent communications
skills and writing ability, substantial experience building
partnerships with stakeholders across diverse fields, and a proven
aptitude for managing day-to-day responsibilities of a fast-paced
program with competing priorities.

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• Manage BDI’s partnerships and policy portfolio, including
  hands-on drafting and editing of public and private reports,
  presentations, and policy memos; balancing long term projects with
  demands of often rapid response requests from diverse
  audiences.
• Manage BDI’s state lead programming, oversee and build out
  implementation of state-based community engagement and
  state-specific research and presentations.
• Oversee the expansion of BDI’s de-escalation directory and
  programming.
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships and networks with
  key organizations around the country, including participating in
  national coalitions, roundtables, and other initiatives.
• Develop and maintain key relationships with partners and
  experts on collaborative projects, including providing written and
  verbal presentations to partners and stakeholders.
• Maintain knowledge and professional expertise of the US
  political violence and mitigation policy landscape and other
  relevant sectors.

Organizational Leadership

• Hire, train, establish, and monitor policy and partnerships
  staff performance and development goals, assign duties, and conduct
  performance reviews.
• Manage a team of approximately 6-8 staff, providing mentoring
  and coaching to support the work.
• As part of BDI’s leadership team, build and execute new
  programs, identify opportunities for outreach and potential
  funding, help direct organization-wide activities and planning, and
  coordinate BDI’s policy and partnerships agenda with other core
  areas of programming.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• The Collaboration Director should have demonstrated experience
  in many or all of the following core competencies:
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively in large coalitions
    and with community organizations, officials, and individuals across
    ideological spectrums, including experience facilitating strategic
    meetings with stakeholders with a range of interests and
    perspectives.
  • Initiative and ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced
    work environment; remain focused in the face of pressure, deliver
    against timelines, and not be intimidated by tasks/time/budget
    limitations.
  • Proven track record in managing multiple projects
    simultaneously and a demonstrated ability to work efficiently and
    collaboratively with both junior-level and senior-level
    colleagues.
  • Ability to mentor and grow staff fluency in a variety of
    policy-relevant research and writing skills, consistently building
    individual and team capacity.
  • Strong organizational skills and flexibility around changing
    priorities and deadlines; excellent organizational skills and
    attention to detail.
  • Excellent writing and editing skills.
  • Proficient in using virtual work tools, including Signal,
    Google Drive, and Office 365.
• 10+ years of experience in peacebuilding, violence mitigation,
  de-escalation or other relevant policy fields or equivalent
  experience.
• Masters or PhD in relevant field.

Terms and Application Information

• BDI is currently a fully remote team. Some US-based travel may
  be required.
• This position has an immediate start date. Applications will be
  accepted until the position has been filled but should be received
  by October 31, 2022 for priority consideration.
• The position is a one-year term position with opportunity for
  renewal.

Princeton University is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity or expression, national origin, disability status,
protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by
law. EEO IS THE LAW

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